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Male 1902 - 1984  (81 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Luther Allen Woodruff was born 8 Apr 1902, Tennessee (son of Robert Vance Woodruff and Delilah Miranda Maples); died 1 Jan 1984, Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 117, 180.
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 270, 274.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 180.
    tama0103@cris.com, 8 oct 1997.

    Luther married Willie Mae Watson 1 Mar 1925. Willie (daughter of James Robert "Bob" Watson, Jr. and Viola Elzoria Trentham) was born 1906, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 4 Aug 1986, Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. Joyce Edna Woodruff was born 3 Aug 1926, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 16 May 1995; was buried Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Maxine Annah Woodruff was born 10 Oct 1932; died 1 Jan 2010; was buried 4 Jan 2010, Pigeon Forge Methodist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Ora Lee Woodruff was born 15 Feb 1936, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 6 May 2012, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 9 May 2012, Bethel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. James Robert "Bobby" Woodruff was born 9 Oct 1939; died 11 Mar 1966; was buried Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. William C. "Billy" Woodruff was born 5 Sep 1942.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Robert Vance Woodruff was born 5 Feb 1875, North Carolina (son of John Richard Buchanan and Queen Victoria "Queenie" Woodruff); died 21 Oct 1949, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 23 Oct 1949, Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 268, 289.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 180.

    Robert married Delilah Miranda Maples 26 May 1898. Delilah (daughter of Abijah B. Maples and Eliza Jane Carver) was born 9 Nov 1876, North Carolina; died 4 Jul 1956; was buried Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Delilah Miranda Maples was born 9 Nov 1876, North Carolina (daughter of Abijah B. Maples and Eliza Jane Carver); died 4 Jul 1956; was buried Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 268, 270, 272.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 180.

    Children:
    1. Dora Evelyn Woodruff was born 8 May 1899; died 10 Jan 1994, , Tennessee; was buried Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Lola Cheaty Woodruff was born 2 Oct 1900; died 6 Mar 1992; was buried Woodlawn Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.
    3. 1. Luther Allen Woodruff was born 8 Apr 1902, Tennessee; died 1 Jan 1984, Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  John Richard Buchanan was born 1845/1855, Augusta; died Dec 1875.

    John married Queen Victoria "Queenie" Woodruff Abt 1874, North Carolina. Queen (daughter of James "Jim" Woodruff and Sarah Ann "Sally") was born Aug 1849, South Carolina; was buried Boogertown Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Queen Victoria "Queenie" Woodruff was born Aug 1849, South Carolina (daughter of James "Jim" Woodruff and Sarah Ann "Sally"); was buried Boogertown Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1900, Quallatown Township, Jackson County, North Carolina
    • Census: 1910, District 6, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Children:
    1. 2. Robert Vance Woodruff was born 5 Feb 1875, North Carolina; died 21 Oct 1949, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 23 Oct 1949, Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

  3. 6.  Abijah B. Maples was born May 1847, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of William D. "Bill" Maples and Lucinda Ann King); died 17 Nov 1934, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Glades Lebanon Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1850, District 12, Sevier County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1860, District 2, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

    There is an Abijah and Emeline Maples listed as 24 March 1871 charter members of the Shady Grove Baptist Church in Sevier County, Tennessee.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 192, 237.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 155.
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 119.
    "The Townsend Heritage," Kathy Townsend, 1984, p 111, 112.
    Dee Lansford GEDCOM, 24 September 1995.
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 301.
    Shawn Matlock, matlocksz@aol.com, 4 June 2001.

    Abijah married Eliza Jane Carver NOT MARRIED. Eliza (daughter of Israel Carver and Mary Bradley) was born 12 Apr 1860, North Carolina; died 20 Jul 1937; was buried Boogertown Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Eliza Jane Carver was born 12 Apr 1860, North Carolina (daughter of Israel Carver and Mary Bradley); died 20 Jul 1937; was buried Boogertown Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1900, District 13, Sevier County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1910, District 13, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 155, 177.
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 269.
    Shawn Matlock, matlocksz@aol.com, 4 June 2001.

    Children:
    1. 3. Delilah Miranda Maples was born 9 Nov 1876, North Carolina; died 4 Jul 1956; was buried Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Rintha Louise Maples was born 15 Oct 1879, North Carolina; died 18 Jan 1969; was buried Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. James "Jim" Maples was born 22 Apr 1892, Tennessee; died 19 Aug 1925; was buried Boogertown Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. Cora Maples was born 4 Jun 1894, Tennessee; died 25 Apr 1976; was buried Boogertown Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.


Generation: 4

  1. 10.  James "Jim" Woodruff was born 1794, North Carolina.

    James — Sarah Ann "Sally". Sarah was born Jul 1818, South Carolina. [Group Sheet]


  2. 11.  Sarah Ann "Sally" was born Jul 1818, South Carolina.
    Children:
    1. Cassandra Woodruff was born 1834, South Carolina.
    2. George Washington Woodruff was born 1834, South Carolina; died Bef 1865.
    3. Abby Woodruff was born 1839, South Carolina.
    4. Mary Elizabeth Woodruff was born Abt 1841, South Carolina.
    5. Margaret Woodruff was born 1843, South Carolina; died 1 Jun 1922, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 1 Jun 1922, Elkmont Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. Harriett Woodruff was born 1845, South Carolina.
    7. Ann Woodruff was born Aug 1849, South Carolina.
    8. 5. Queen Victoria "Queenie" Woodruff was born Aug 1849, South Carolina; was buried Boogertown Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    9. Nancy "Ella" Woodruff was born Abt 1853, South Carolina; died 6 Jul 1915, Beaverdam, Haywood County, North Carolina; was buried Love's Cemetery (Willet's), Balsam, Jackson County, North Carolina.
    10. Dilla Woodruff was born Abt 1857, South Carolina.

  3. 12.  William D. "Bill" Maples was born 1827, Tennessee (son of William Abijah Maples and Elizabeth McMahan); died 3 Feb 1898, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Glades Lebanon Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1850, District 12, Sevier County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1860, District 2, Sevier County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1870, District 2, Sevier County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1880, Emerts Cove, Sevier County, Tennessee
    • Military Service: 6 Aug 1883, Tennessee; Pension Record
    • Census: 1890, District 2, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 88, 189, 192, 237.
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 119.
    Dee Lansford GEDCOM, 24 September 1995.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 300.

    William married Lucinda Ann King 2 Oct 1845, , Sevier County, Tennessee. Lucinda (daughter of William Riley King and Ellender Keller) was born 5 Jan 1826, Tennessee; died 24 May 1904, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Glades Lebanon Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  4. 13.  Lucinda Ann King was born 5 Jan 1826, Tennessee (daughter of William Riley King and Ellender Keller); died 24 May 1904, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Glades Lebanon Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1850, District 12, Sevier County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1860, District 2, Sevier County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1870, District 2, Sevier County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1880, Emerts Cove, Sevier County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1900, District 2, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

    Dee Lansford lists buried in Huskey Grove Cemetery.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 88, 189, 192, 237.
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 119.
    Dee Lansford GEDCOM, 24 September 1995.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 300.

    Children:
    1. Ellender "Nellie" Maples was born 14 Sep 1846, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 26 Nov 1924; was buried P. A. Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. 6. Abijah B. Maples was born May 1847, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 17 Nov 1934, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Glades Lebanon Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Sarah E. Maples was born 1849, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 1864, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. Lavina Ann "Vina" Maples was born 3 Nov 1851, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 19 Nov 1922; was buried Glades Lebanon Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. David Crockett Maples was born 7 Apr 1857, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 3 Jun 1877; was buried Boogertown Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. Eva Roseann Maples was born 1860, Sevier County, Tennessee; died Bef 1900, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    7. Lucinda Catherine "Kate" Maples was born 22 Feb 1862, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 16 Jan 1940; was buried Glades Lebanon Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    8. Sarah Elizabeth "Betty" Maples was born Jun 1864, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    9. Nancy Ezalee Maples was born 24 Mar 1868, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 6 Oct 1923, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 7 Oct 1923, Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    10. Rev. Lewis Howard Maples was born 5 Apr 1869, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 3 Aug 1945, Springfield, Missouri; was buried Greenlawn Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Springfield, Greene County, Missouri.

  5. 14.  Israel Carver was born 1817, North Carolina (son of Christopher Christen Carver and Elizabeth Whisenhunt); died Bef 1900; was buried Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Buried in the Bradley/Carver family cemetery, Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 139, 155, 177.

    Israel married Mary Bradley 19 Aug 1839, , Haywood, North Carolina. Mary (daughter of Isaac Bradley and Sarah Coxey) was born 1822, Burke County, North Carolina; died 1 Nov 1900; was buried Boogertown Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  6. 15.  Mary Bradley was born 1822, Burke County, North Carolina (daughter of Isaac Bradley and Sarah Coxey); died 1 Nov 1900; was buried Boogertown Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1900, District 13, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

    Listed in the 1840 and 1850 Federal Census of Haywood County, North Carolina; the 1860 and 1870 Federal Census of Jackson County, North Carolina; and the 1880 Federal Census of Swain County, North Carolina.

    Mary was a full-blooded Catawba Indian.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 139, 155, 177.
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 269.

    Children:
    1. Carver was born Abt 1840.
    2. Louisa Emaline Carver was born 25 Jun 1842, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 1 May 1902, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Glades Lebanon Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Benjamin Carver was born 1844.
    4. Isaac Carver was born 1846.
    5. Rachel Susannah Carver was born 9 Apr 1847, North Carolina; died 17 Feb 1923; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. Aiden A. Carver was born Apr 1850, North Carolina.
    7. Noah Carver was born Apr 1852.
    8. Martha Carver was born 7 Jun 1853; died 31 Jul 1910; was buried Lindsey Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    9. Carver was born Abt 1856.
    10. Deborah Carver was born 1858, North Carolina.
    11. 7. Eliza Jane Carver was born 12 Apr 1860, North Carolina; died 20 Jul 1937; was buried Boogertown Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    12. Carver was born Abt 1860.
    13. Elias Carver was born Oct 1863, North Carolina.


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